KIC
2012-01-10
Salt producers in Mon State say they are facing heavy financial losses this year as salt prices plummet to below 50kyat a viss (a viss is equal to...
2011-12-29
After being abused by a senior officer, Aung Ko Lat, 21, deserted from his Burma Army Light Infantry Battalion 230 that was operating in Hlaingbwe...
2011-12-29
Residents of Zin Kyaik village, Paung Township, Mon State claim a fire that destroyed more than a 100 houses on the night of 25 December was a caused...
2011-12-28
The Karen National Union have appealed for Karen civil society groups based inside Burma and oversea to voice their thoughts before the official ‘...
2011-12-28
To avoid being sent to the frontline, Burma Army officers are allegedly paying people who are HIV/AIDS positive to be tested and admitted to...
2011-12-24
Burma Army soldiers in Khapara village, Mansi Township in Kachin State, killed a Kachin mother while she was breastfeeding her three-week-old baby.
2011-12-22
Reports by human rights groups accuse the Burma Army of ongoing abuses including rape, torture and murder.
2011-12-22
After being reported ‘as disappeared’ during his trip to China in August 2011, Padoh Mahn Nyein Maung, a Karen National Union central executive...
2011-12-22
Villagers say Burma Army units operating in the Amo in Palaw Township of Tenasserim Division area have imposed a night curfew order on local...
2011-12-22
The Karen National Union confirmed to Karen News that it will officially meet with the Burma government to progress ceasefire talks on 12th January...
2011-12-19
Burma’s state owned newspaper, Kyaymon [The Mirror], reported early this week that representatives from the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army and...
2011-12-16
Despite the government’s calls for ‘peace talks’, humanitarian groups and official Karen political parties claim the Burma Army is still committing...
2011-12-16
A humanitarian network comprised of 11 groups from Mandalay delivered humanitarian assistances to children and refugees affected by the ongoing...
2011-12-16
Despite President Thein Sein’s public declared order for the Burma Army to stop fighting the Kachin Army, reinforcements were sent to the battle...
2011-12-13
The Karen National Union and the Pa'an Town-based Karen Peace Committee met on the Thai Burma border in early December to discuss recent ceasefire...